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Criminal activity down in Drayton Valley and Breton in 2020
Brazeau County Council heard RCMP statistical comparisons at their meeting this week from Staff Sergeant Harpreet Dhaliwal, Detachment Commander of the Thorsby/Breton detachment, and from Staff Sergea...
Aug 21, 2020
Traffic disruptions at 40 Avenue and Ross Street intersection
Motorists are advised of partial lane closures at the intersection of 40 Avenue and Ross Street starting Monday, August 24, 2020 as crews work to complete signal infrastructure improvements at the int...
Aug 21, 2020
Hammered by COVID-19, Kingston pins hopes of recovery on returning students
KINGSTON, Ont. - Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown...
Aug 21, 2020
Cowboys swapped out for lawyers: Calgary to use Stampede site for jury trials
CALGARY - Hotels. Convention centres. Even rodeo grounds. Courts across the country are working to figure out how - and where - to resume jury trials this fall after months of delay caused by the...
Aug 21, 2020
Market Watch: Aug. 21
Big Picture S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Closing Highs; U.S. Jobless Claims Increase U.S. tech stocks turned in another powerful performance Monday, helping the Nasdaq to a record-high close, while the...
Aug 21, 2020
Michigan appeals court upholds governor's emergency powers
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declarations and orders to curb the coronavirus clearly fall within the scope of her powers, the state's appeals court ruled Frid...
Aug 21, 2020
Hinchcliffe back at Indy 500 with plenty riding on outcome
The self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he nearly lost his life in a horrific practice crash for the Indy 500 only to return the following year and lord ov...
Aug 21, 2020
Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A former California police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-l...
Aug 21, 2020
Canada Post reports second-quarter loss of $378 million due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada Post is reporting a second quarter pre-tax loss of $378 million, a figure the service says was largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crown corporation says i...
Aug 21, 2020
Irate, protesters in Iraq's south torch parliament offices
BASRA, Iraq - Protesters torched parliament offices in Iraq's oil-rich south on Friday following days of inaction by the government after two activists were assassinated. Demonstrators burned the oute...
Aug 21, 2020